Hole-in-the-wall Restaurants

Rochester and the surrounding area is full of hole-in-the-wall restaurants. Here's a quick list to start you on your culinary adventures. See below for definitions and resource links.

• El Rincon Mexicano - Sodus (real hole in the wall) and Canandaigua
  

• Swan Market - German deli/butcher/restaurant on Parsells a few blocks from Culver
  

• Abyssinia (Ethiopian) - on University Ave
  

• Ming's Noodles (Asian noodle place) - South Clinton Ave. near Cinema Theater - hole in the wall, takeout and a few tables, excellent noodles
  

• El Taino (Puerto Rican and Dominican) - Lyell Ave. few blocks from corner of Lake Ave. - haven't been in a while, so hopefully still there. Great food.
  

• Cafe Vas - Merchant's Road between Culver and Winton - small coffee shop, limited but good menu and good coffee
  

• James Brown's - Culver Road near Merchant's. Excellent!!! great breakfasts and lunches, really creative menu - would be incredibly high end prices if it were in Park Ave area or downtown, but not, so prices are great - definitely hole in the wall - sometimes have to wait on Sunday mornings but well worth it

Notes and References

• Definitions
  

• Answers.com
  

• Ask Yahoo,com
  

• Etymology Dictionary Online - " 'small and unpretentious place' is from 1822"
  

• FreeDictionary.com - "A small, very modest, often out-of-the-way place."
  

• Merriam Webster - "a small and often unpretentious out-of-the-way place (as a restaurant)"
  

• Peak English - "A small, simple place, particularly a shop or restaurant."
  

• Wikipedia usage of term and Wiktionary definition
  

• YourDictionary.com - "a small, dingy room, shop, etc., esp. one in a remote or unfrequented place"
  

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• Chowhound.com - number of entries from 2007
  

2009-06-30 23:08:46   From Original Page List of Hole-in-the-wall Restaurants - Props to Jean for starting the list! —jesse.decker